I’ve Got The Giggles!

My mom took this picture of me when we lived in South Carolina. I was dying of laughter. Laughter is the best medicine! And today, after my appointment with my oncologist, I am feeling so good inside. Especially compared to what I was feeling like last week. I think I am just getting tired of chemo after two and a half years of it being every week and now, thankfully, every two weeks. I feel bad for getting tired of it when it is what is keeping me alive right now. Straight out of a Coastie wife’s mouth, I feel like it is my anchor. It is my hope and my tether, the weight I carry. But how can I complain about dragging this anchor when it is nothing compared to what is going on in Ukraine now? My problems are nothing. And my little problem is also what is keeping me afloat. Today, after my doctor visit, I feel like a weight has been lifted from me again. He pushed my April scan back to May and says he doesn’t anticipate anything from my next scan because usually symptoms occur prior to the scans. And I am feeling sooo good right now. My attitude is better again now that I am feeling better after those blah three days after chemo. Today, I just want to laugh and celebrate how good I am feeling. I also learned a couple of things I will start doing to help boost my immunotherapy. I read an article on Medscape a couple weeks ago about how antihistamines have been shown to enhance t-cell activation and can help to overcome immunotherapy resistance. I forgot about asking my doctor about it, and here he told me about it today. He also said that probiotics can do the same. So, guess what this girl is starting tomorrow? Probiotics and Zyrtec.

So, overall, feeling really happy and alive today despite going with my husband to a house inspection and discovering a baby snake in the carpet in the basement! Thank God it was a baby. I can handle those. Just like I can handle good news. And after my doctor visit, I feel like I am going to be just fine through the summer, my favorite season! Gonna celebrate again in June when I make it to my daughter’s graduation. I’m going to have to pick another date to strive for now! For now, and through the Spring, just gonna concentrate on living one day at a time and … laughing till I die. Will update again from chemo next week! In the meantime, stay healthy and pray for Ukraine. 🙏